HealthTrans has established a Corporate HIPAA Office to provide coordination, encouragement, education, communication and a legal interface for all HIPAA activities.

It is the responsibility of the HIPAA Office to track, monitor and verify that HIPAA efforts for readiness and compliance are proceeding appropriately within HealthTrans.

• The HIPAA Office: Oversees all HIPAA activities throughout HealthTrans

• Coordinates the various HIPAA activities across the company

• Prioritizes areas of concentration

• Provides a center of expertise

• Communicates HIPAA status and activities to third parties

• Coordinates compliance activities

• Responds to inquiries

HealthTrans has successfully implemented the HIPAA Transaction Code Standards, based upon NCPDP Version 5.1 standards for pharmacy data communication.

The National Council of Prescription Drug Programs' Telecommunications Standards Version 5.1 was named the official standard for pharmacy claims in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - designed to safeguard patient privacy and simplify the administration of healthcare claims.